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  • Light reading recommendations?

    Posted by sherry-toh on January 31, 2026 at 7:51 am

    For some reason, Singapore’s largest English newspaper — The Straits Times — decided it’d be a good idea to interview me about what I’m reading these days. I’m assuming it’s because people know me primarily as a writer. A little sadly for both of us, the interview made me realize I’m not reading as many books as I want to.

    Part of the problem is that I tend to pick heavy material, and I abandon halfway because my brain can’t keep up with the load sometimes.

    So, I thought I’d ask y’all: any recommendations for light reads? I enjoy fiction and poetry, and tend to prefer fantasy aesthetics, but I’m not picky.

    susana-m replied 1 month ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • alyssa-silva

    Member
    February 5, 2026 at 10:13 am

    I’m more of a mystery/thriller book reader, so I don’t know how many fantasy books I can recommend to you. However, I did just read “The Midnight Library,” which is considered fantasy. It was pretty good. I enjoyed it, and I believe the author is coming out with a second book along the same idea this year. Something to consider!

  • susana-m

    Member
    February 10, 2026 at 5:29 pm

    Currently reading The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur by Lev Grossman who wrote The Magicians that was on Syfy. Tremendously engaging and fun with a fantasy vibe, can’t put it down.

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